Exposing Colton Secrets by Marie Ferrarella

Author:Marie Ferrarella
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-03-24T19:01:19+00:00

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Between eating and catching up with everyone’s life, it was late when he and Gwen finally left his parents’ estate.

Driving to his house, Brooks glanced toward Gwen. At least the visit had gone well. Better than he’d even expected.

“You know, if you smile any harder, you might wind up cracking your face,” he warned, not bothering to hide his own smile.

She looked in his direction, clearly happy. “I had a really nice time.”

He still had his reservations about that. “Sorry about my father,” he said.

“There’s nothing to be sorry about,” she told Brooks. She certainly hadn’t been offended. “I mean, he wasn’t being rude to me. It was obvious that he was just very stressed.” As had always been her habit, Gwen pointed out the positive side of the situation. “At least you know who your father is and he does come home most nights.” She looked straight ahead at the road. “I don’t even know who mine was—or is. And I don’t even know if he’s dead or alive.”

“Gwen,” he began, searching for something to say that could take the sting away from her remark. But at the moment, he had nothing.

“I really like your mother,” Gwen said, thinking about her visit today.

“What a surprise,” Brooks said, not bothering to keep a straight face. “I told you that you would.”

Gwen laughed. “Yes, I believe that you did.”

“It’s mutual, you know. It’s obvious that she likes you.”

Gwen was a wee bit skeptical about his conclusion. “Well, she couldn’t very well throw me down the stairs and tell me to get lost, now, could she?” she asked Brooks.

“No, I’m serious,” he insisted. “I know when my mother is just being polite and when she absolutely means what she says.” For a second, in the face of Gwen’s skepticism, Brooks debated what he was about to say next—then decided to dive in. “When she had your chair put next to mine, that was her way of saying she approved of the arrangement.”

“Arrangement?” Gwen questioned, hoping her voice hadn’t risen too high and given her away. She knew what she was hoping for, but was afraid of getting too far ahead of herself.

Well, he only had himself to blame so he might as well finish what he’d started. “My mother was playing matchmaker.”

She really doubted that was the case, but she had to admit that it was still nice to hear no matter what.

“Well, whatever she was doing, let her know that I’m grateful because for the space of a little while today, I managed to forget about almost being run over by that homicidal maniac that I made the mistake of letting into my life.”

Now, of course, the thought was back and she couldn’t get it out of her head no matter how hard she tried.

“First thing tomorrow morning, I’m going to show you a few self-defense moves you can use to protect yourself,” he said, attempting to offer her confidence and make her feel more prepared. “Just knowing what to do and how to defend yourself will make you feel better about the situation.

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